‘panel shows like Mock The Week’ where ‘aging, balding, fat men, ethnic comedians and women-posing-as-comedians, sit congratulating themselves on how enlightened they are about the fact that UKIP are ridiculous and pathetic.’

‘The reason UKIP have resonated with voters,’ he said, ‘is because all the other parties are too spineless to tackle the issue of immigration.’

‘For every wonderful, welcome skilled worker our open borders bring into this country, there are also benefit tourists and criminals … Can’t say that I’m a UKIP supporter, but I can see why other people are, and I don’t disrespect them for it.’